Attachment for pencils



Nov. 24, 1925. 1,563,277

c. M. HADDOX ATTACHMENT FOR PENCILS Filed Jan. 7, 1924 WITNESSES IN V EN TOR CJjjfaddox,

ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

uurran srarss CLIFFORD M. HADDOX, 01E" CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

ATTACHMEJFTT FOR PENCILS.

Application filed January 7, 1924.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLIFFORD M. HADDox, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Charleston, in the county of Kanawha and 'State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Pencils, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in attachments for pencils, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive attachment for pencils, which attachment is adapted to cooperate with a pencil to which it is applied to hold a pen at one end of the pencil.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment of the characterdescribed which is adapted to be applied .operatively to a pencil of ordinary construction without any extensive changes in the construction of the latter being required.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment of the character described which can be manufactured at a slight cost, is adapted to be quickly and easily applied to a pencil of ordinary construction and which is thoroughly practical commercially.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, con sidered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a pencil equipped with an attachment embodying the invention and showing also a protector associated with the attachment,

Figure 2 is a view showing a pencil in side elevation and showing in longitudinal vertical section the attachment and a pen associated therewith,

Figure 3 is an enlarged section along the line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a perspective View showing a tubular element which is comprised in the attachment in detached position.

Referring now to the drawings and particularly to Figures 1 and 2 thereof, the numeral 1 designates a pencil which is of conventional construction and which may be provided at one end with a point 2. An attachment embodying the invention comprises a short tubular member or sleeve 3 which is adapted to be slipped over the other end of the pencil 1. The sleeve 3 is provided Serial No. 684,842.

The sleeve suitable material, such as a light gauge metal which possesses considerable inherent resiliency. The slitted end portion of the sleeve will expand slightly under stress so that the sleeve may be placed on the pencil readily but the cross sectional area of the sleeve is such in respect to the cross sectional area of the pencil that the friction between the sleeve and the portion of the pencil extending through the sleeve will be sufficient to hold the sleeve against accidental displacement from a predetermined position on the pencil.

The sleeve 3 is placed on the pencil until the outer end of the sleeve is positioned a slight distance in advance of the corresponding end of the pencil. The pen 6 may then be arranged with the flat end portion thereof pressed against the extending outer end portion of the pencil and inserted between the sleeve and the pencil. It will be manifest that the pen will be firmly secured in place when the sleeve is moved inwardly in overlapping relation to the pen butt until the outer end of the sleeve is substantially flush with the corresponding end of the pencil.

The pen retaining sleeve 3 may be partially covered by a tubular cover 7 which may be slipped over the outer end of the tube 3 against the bead or flange 4. The tubular cover 7 may be made of rubber or like material and is formed with the outer surface thereof corrugated or knurled as indicated at 8 to engage with the finger or fingers which are pressed thereagainst when the pencil equipped with the attachment is held in writing position in a hand. The tubular cover or grip member 7 terminates at its outer end short of the outer end of the pen retaining sleeve 3 so that a tubular protector 8 may be slipped over the outer end of the pen retaining sleeve 3 to position against the outer end of the tubular grip member 7, as illustrated in Figure 1. The protector 8 may be of any suitable known type of construction and may carry an eraser 9 at its outer end. The protector may be used either as a protector for the pointed end of the pencil or placed in engagement with the pen retaining sleeve 3 in the manner described to protect the pen 6.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. Pens adapted for various purposes and of various sizes and shapes may be used selectively and retained in position at one end of the pencil 1 when the latter is equipped with the ataclnnent embodying the invention. A combined pen and pencil thus is provided in one article at a slight cost.

Obviously, my invention is susceptible of embodiment in forms other than illustrated in the accompanying drawings and I therefore consider as my own all modifications and adaptations of the form of the device herein described as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. A pen retaining attachment for pencils comprising a single tubular member provided with a slit extending longitudinally thereof from one of its ends nearly to but short of the other end thereof, said tubular member being made of a material possessing inherent resiliency and being adapted to have the 'slitted end portion slipped over the end of a pencil and the butt end of a pen inserted between the unslitted portion of the tubular member and the end of the pencil, sald unslitted portion of the tubular member being adapted on further inward movement thereof on the pencil to clamp the butt portion of the pen securely against the pencil.

2. A pen retaining attachment for pencils comprising a single tubular member provided with a slit extending longitudinally thereof from one of its ends nearly to but short of the other end thereof, said tubular member being made of a material possessing inherent resiliency and being adapted to have the slitted end portion slipped over the end of a pencil and the butt end of a pen inserted between the unslitted portion of the tubular member and the end of the pencil, said unslitted portion of the tubular member being adapted on further inward movement thereof on the pencil to clamp the butt portion of the pen securely against the pencil, said tubular member having a bead at the extremity of the slitted portion thereof and a rubber sleeve covering the tubular member from 'said bead for part of the length thereof, said sleeve having the outer surface thereof roughened to engage with the linger of a hand holding the pencil with the pen in writing position and the outer end of the rubber sleeve being adapted to serve as a stop for engaging with a tubular protector for said pen to limit the inward movement of the protector on said first named tubular member.

CLIFFORD M. HADDOX. 

